Beyond Training

Addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG) requires more than well-intentioned training sessions. As highlighted in this UN Women document, training alone cannot resolve a deeply rooted, systemic issue. It iscomparable to mopping up water from a leaking pipe without fixing the source, the problem persists.

So, what does it mean to go "beyond training"?

It means we need to look at the entire system around us including the way institutions, like police departments, hospitals, or social services, operate. 

The document uses an idea called "The Eight Methods", originally developed by Ellen Pence of the Duluth Model, to help us think about all these different pieces. It is a bit like a checklist to make sure we are not just educating people, but actually changing how the entire institution functions.

1.     Laws and policies 

2.     Administrative practices 

3.     Resources and financing 

4.     Principles, concepts, and theories 

5.     Linkages 

6.     Mission, purpose, and function 

7.     Accountability and oversight 

8.     Education and training 

By integrating the principles of the United Nations Essential Services Package (ESP) across all Eight Methods, the guidance aims to help organizations identify and close systemic gaps in their response to VAWG, moving beyond a sole reliance on training to achieve effective systemic change.

Full Report: https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/011-beyond_training_-_vawg.pdf


UN Women (2025). Beyond Training: Changing the Institutional Response to Violence Against Women and Girls

 


Hnin Ei Lwin

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